If Walker would have to recuse because he is gay and in a relationship, would a judge in a heterosexual marriage also have to recuse? Would he not have to recuse if he merely cruised from club to club every night and didn’t have a long-term partner? Could only a confirmed bachelor or bachelorette who vowed never to marry, and thus not have their marriage threatened by a same-sex couple, have the distance necessary to judge? Can a woman not fairly judge a gender discrimination case? Can any judge over the age of 65 not fairly rule in an age discrimination case?

It’s worth revisiting the bizarre interview Franklin Graham gave with Christiane Amanpour in which he came close to endorsing Donald Trump, questioned Obama’s citizenship and faith — and made this historically revisionist claim.

It’s a sad commentary that the best vision for the future that has been put forward in years came out of the Pentagon from some unelected staffers.

Forests around the Chernobyl plant are in the kind of shape where massive fires, the kind that last for months, can occur.

The Obama Administration has tried to encourage early childhood ed, but not nearly to the degree of their “Race to the Top” reforms, which stress merit pay and charter schools and turnarounds for failing classrooms. And it turns out that lack of emphasis has an impact.

Once US investors own Pakistan’s transportation, oil, electricity and steel industries, you can bet that virtually no cash flow from these industries will come back into Pakistan. Where will Pakistan’s social safety net be then?

Warren was the emissary sent to Senate Democrats’ offices to warn them about an imminent recess appointment. Which could be herself.

• The revolution comes to Syria.
• Why Republicans are taking a pass on 2012.
• The Reality Show guy knows how to get ratings.
• What was that about bearing false witness?
• Wingnuts are weird.

The Democrats in Wisconsin are having an easier time of getting recall signatures than the Republicans…and the former is able to better hoard their liquor, an important feat in Wisconsin.

Kentucky Headhunters – It’s Chitlin Time, and, Delbert McClinton – Squeeze Me In